Twin Lakes (Mono County, California)

Twin Lakes

View of Twin Lakes from the overlook on Lake Mary Road
Location Mono County, California, United States
Coordinates 37°37′05″N 119°00′28″W / 37.61806°N 119.00778°W / 37.61806; -119.00778[1]
Primary inflows Twin Falls
Primary outflows Mammoth Creek
Surface elevation 8,563 feet (2,610 m)[1]
Settlements Mammoth Lakes, California

Twin Lakes is a set of connected lakes at the base of the southeastern slope of Mammoth Mountain, in Mono County of eastern California. They are in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and within the Inyo National Forest.

Twin Lakes are the lowest lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. On one side of the lake are lava cliffs that were formed by eruptions of Mammoth Mountain. The other side of the lake has the Inyo National Forest's Twin Lakes Campground, and Tamarack Lodge of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Twin Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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